Learn Sūrat Āl ʿImrān
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What Sūrat Āl ʿImrān is about
Sūrat Āl ʿImrān has 200 āyāt in the third and fourth juzʼ. It is named after the family of ʿImrān (3:33), the family of Maryam (Mary), whose birth it tells, along with the news given of Yaḥyā (John) and ʿĪsā (Jesus) (3:35–49).
It opens with Allah, the Living, the Sustainer, who sent down this Book after the Tawrāh (Torah) and the Injīl (Gospel) (3:2–4). It speaks to the People of the Book, calls the believers to hold together to the rope of Allah (3:103), and looks back on Badr (3:123) and on a battle in which the believers were struck. It closes with those who reflect on the heavens and the earth and pray (3:190–194).
- Āyāt 1–32
The Living, the Sustainer, and His Book
Allah sent down the Book in truth, confirming the Tawrāh and the Injīl. Some āyāt are precise and others are not fully clear, and those firm in knowledge say they believe in all of it (3:7). Allah owns all sovereignty and gives it to whom He wills (3:26). Loving Allah means following the Messenger (3:31).
- Āyāt 33–63
The family of ʿImrān
The wife of ʿImrān devotes her unborn child to Allah, and Maryam is born and raised in Zakariyyā’s care. Zakariyyā is given Yaḥyā in old age. The angels give Maryam news of ʿĪsā, who will speak in the cradle and heal by Allah’s leave. His creation is likened to Ādam’s (3:59).
- Āyāt 64–120
A word in common, and one community
The People of the Book are invited to a word in common: to worship Allah alone (3:64). Ibrāhīm (Abraham) was neither Jew nor Christian but upright in faith (3:67). The first House set up for people is at Bakkah, and pilgrimage to it is owed by all who are able (3:96–97). Believers hold together to Allah’s rope and call to good (3:103–104).
- Āyāt 121–175
Badr, and a hard battle
The believers are reminded that Allah helped them at Badr when they were weak (3:123). Then they are taught through a battle in which they disputed, disobeyed and were struck. Muḥammad is only a messenger, and messengers passed before him (3:144). Those killed in Allah’s way are not dead but alive with their Lord (3:169).
- Āyāt 176–200
Every soul will taste death
The Prophet is told not to grieve over those who rush into disbelief. Every soul will taste death, and full reward comes on the Day of Resurrection (3:185). People of understanding reflect on the heavens and the earth and pray, and their Lord answers them (3:190–195). The sūrah ends with a call to patience (3:200).
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